Groveland Twp.- After state transportation officials dumped a proposed traffic light at the intersection of Oakwood Road and M-15 earlier this year a recent study by the Michigan Department of Transportation may now reverse their decision. MDOT officials say a traffic study completed in August appears to include enough accident data leaving the intersection in […]
Groveland Twp.- After the road work near the entrance of XXX along Grange Hall Road east of Jossman Road was completed earlier this fall several township residents along with Bob DePalma, township supervisor expressed concern regarding the need for a guardrail Officials from the Road Commission for Oakland County along with engineers consulted with DePalma […]
Atlas Twp.-Vandals allegedly eager to cross the closed Green Road bridge removed two earthen barricades along with road closed signs and opened the 70-year-old structure that crosses the Kearsley Creek east of M-15. Genesee County Road Commission Manager-Director John Daly said the bridge was shut down indefinitely by the GCRC following a Dec.13 inspection with […]
A frigid, snowy January morning in 2004’snow had fallen the night before and area roads were slick. Hadley resident Elizabeth Adams, 76, loses control of her car, slides off Hadley Road, and overturns’trapping her upside down on a frozen pond’the vehicle gradually sinking below the ice into waist deep water. Three passers-by venture out on […]
Atlas Twp.-The township planning commission did not take action on changes to the master plan during Wednesday’s meeting. The master plan, which is reviewed every five years, is a guide for land use in the community it serves. Rick Misek, planning commisson chairman, said several proposed resolutions including low cost housing, senior housing in addition […]
Atlas Twp.-Last fall, Ray Porter owner of Porter’s Orchard, 12060 Hegel Road impressed the cider world and finished in second place during Michigan’s 12th Annual Apple Cider Contest, during the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo conference. Porter’s recipe for success at his local farm will continue with the tastes of summer and […]
It was a matter of convenience that in 1956, Goodrich businessman Emery Bennett joined the Atlas Township Fire Department. Owner of Bennett TV and Appliance, located about a block from the township fire hall, the proximity made racing to a blaze easy. ‘Many times I’d put a sign on my door, ‘gone to a fire,? […]
Goodrich – Allegations of refusal to reduce village costs have prompted recall petitions aimed at removing four of five councilmembers. Petitions seeking to oust Councilmembers Richard Horton, David Lucik and Pete Morey, as well as Council President Edmund York, were filed by village resident Diana Fredericks. Councilmember Patricia Wartella was not named. A clarity hearing […]
Goodrich-The school board voted 6-0 on Monday night to provide two sections of full-day kindergarten. A total of 44 students are needed, with a maximum of 50, for the classes which are set to begin this fall. Three sections of half-day kindergarten, two morning and one afternoon, will also be made available. ‘We are being […]
Sipping wine while working at an upscale East Lansing restaurant appeared to all in a day’s work for 1987 Goodrich High School graduate Brian Morey. At the time, Morey was earning an accounting degree from Michigan State University, and had stepped in to tend bar part-time at the Evergreen Restaurant. The decision sparked a career […]